Controls Manager

Energy Transfer Partners, L.P.; Midland, Northern (TX, KY); Hybrid; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Energy Transfer Partners, L.P. is seeking a Controls Manager to provide technical and people leadership for control systems, automation, and SCADA across the Midland basin facilities.

You will drive reliability, standardization, and strategic direction of DCS, PLCs, and networks while mentoring Controls Specialists. You will partner with Operations, Engineering, IT, and Reliability teams, develop training plans, lead upgrades, ensure safety and compliance, and promote a strong safety culture at

Qualifications

• High School diploma or equivalent.
• Extensive experience in industrial controls and automation.

Responsibilities

• Lead, mentor, and supervise Controls Specialists across basin operations.
• Set priorities, allocate resources, and manage workload planning.
• Act as Midland basin-wide technical authority for automation and controls.
• Reduce reliance on third-party contractors.
• Promote and enforce a strong safety culture.
• Oversee design and lifecycle management of DCS, PLC, and SCADA systems (DeltaV, OPTO, Allen-Bradley).
• Establish standards, best practices, and documentation requirements.
• Provide escalation support for complex automation issues.
• Ensure failsafe design and ESD compliance.
• Oversee automated reporting and historian architecture.
• Lead root cause analysis for control system events.
• Develop and maintain training plans for controls personnel.
• Deliver technical training as required.
• Maintain SOPs and control documentation.
• Lead automation projects, upgrades, and integrations.
• Coordinate with Engineering, Operations, IT, and vendors.
• Ensure projects align with standards and reliability goals.

Skills

Leadership & mentoring

Industrial controls & automation

Communication skills

Education

High School diploma or equivalent

Tools

DeltaV

OPTO

Allen-Bradley PLC

PLC ladder logic

Historian design

MS Word & Excel

Job description

We value all of our employees who make our growth and success possible. We are proud to offer industry leading compensation, comprehensive benefits,401(k) match with additional profit sharing,PTO and abundant career opportunities.

Come join our award winning 11,000 strong organization as we fuel the world and each other!

Summary:

The Controls Manager provides technical and people leadership for control systems, automation, and SCADA infrastructure across basin-wide process facilities and pipeline control points. This role is accountable for reliability, standardization, and strategic direction of distributed control systems (DCS), PLCs, and associated communications networks. The Controls Manager leads and mentors Controls Specialists, serves as escalation for complex issues, and partners with Operations, Engineering, IT, and Reliability teams to ensure safe and compliant operations.

Essential duties and responsibilities:

Leadership & Management

• Lead, mentor, and supervise Controls Specialists across basin operations.
• Set priorities, allocate resources, and manage workload planning.
• Act as Midland basin-wide technical authority for automation and controls.
• Reduce reliance on third-party contractors.
• Promote and enforce a strong safety culture.

Technical Oversight & Strategy

• Oversee design and lifecycle management of DCS, PLC, and SCADA systems (DeltaV, OPTO, Allen-Bradley).
• Establish standards, best practices, and documentation requirements.
• Provide escalation support for complex automation issues.
• Ensure failsafe design and ESD compliance.

Operations & Reliability

• Oversee automated reporting and historian architecture.
• Lead root cause analysis for control system events.

Training & Development

• Develop and maintain training plans for controls personnel.
• Deliver technical training as required.
• Maintain SOPs and control documentation.
• Lead automation projects, upgrades, and integrations.
• Coordinate with Engineering, Operations, IT, and vendors.
• Ensure projects align with standards and reliability goals.

Requirements:

Education and/or Experience, Knowledge, Skills & Abilities:

• High School diploma or equivalent required.
• Extensive experience in industrial controls and automation.

Technical Skills

• DeltaV, OPTO, Allen-Bradley PLC expertise.
• PLC ladder logic and historian design.
• Proficient in MS Word and Excel.

Professional Skills

• Strong leadership and mentoring ability.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job.

• Occasional exposure to heat, cold, and other adverse weather conditions
• Work may include confined spaces and may require heavy lifting in excess of 50lbs with or without assistance
• Work in and around industrial and construction settings, which may include hazardous products, processes, materials and chemicals, as well as extreme temperature conditions and loud machinery, and may require appropriate personal protective equipment (which may include, but may not be limited to, necessary respirators)
• Work on and around equipment and facilities that require knowledge of and adherence to safe work procedures and practices
• Subject to call-outs to respond to operational issues and emergencies after working hours, at night, and on weekends and holidays
• Reliable attendance at work
• Occasional overnight travel may be required

An equal opportunity employer/disability/vet

Energy Transfer is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate against qualified applicants on the basis of actual or perceived race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, national origin, disability, pregnancy, veteran status, genetic information, citizenship status, or any other basis prohibited by law.

The nature and frequency of the above working conditions and requirements may vary depending on individual operational circumstances. Where feasible, the Partnership will make reasonable accommodations to qualified individuals with disabilities to enable them to perform the essential functions of the job.

DISCLAIMER

The statements listed in this job posting, which are subject to change, are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by people assigned to this job. They are not intended to be an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties and skills required of personnel so classified.